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Camp of Combat Arts 2010

Written by Michael Dargie | 13 August 2010

It's Friday the 13th. I don't say that to be ominous, I say that as a statement of fact — it is the day before the Alberta Jiu-Jitsu Associations Camp of Combat Arts at the Southland Leisure Centre in Calgary.

This might sound a little self-promoting (I guess because I'm helping promote this event), but this event is big news. In one place, throughout the day, participants are going to meet some of Canada's top combat artists and train with them for an hour each.

So what are some combative arts that will be at this event?

Open Letter

Written by Maclean Kay | 10 August 2010

An open letter to the BC provincial capital commission.

Dear Mr. or Ms. Commissioner,

I won’t beat around the bush, I have an ulterior motive. I hear – with some regret – the wax museum has to leave the old CPR Steamship Terminal building in the Inner Harbour. You know, the faux-Roman temple in the impossibly great location on the waterfront. No? Up the stairs from the waffle wagon? Yeah, that’s the one.

Victoria not a patio town ...

I know why the museum has to leave – seismic upgrading – even if I don’t quite understand it. It’s been there for 40 years, and some are quite upset about their imminent departure. I agree, it’s quite a shame; I remember going there when very young, more than a little intrigued by the chamber of horrors. No matter what my mother or your signs said, the chamber was by no means “optional.” (Even though there’s no mention of it on your website.)

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